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London Life cover - On the Level - 1960s fashions

Front cover of London Life magazine showing three cast members from a new musical, On The Level (about a GCE scandal) which opened in London on 19 April 1966. The costumes for the cast were designed by Malcolm Pride who wanted the schoolgirls to look swinging by day and naughty by night'. Several of the costumes were manufactured as part of the autumn range at Lee Cecil and Harvey Gould. The girls are Julie Pitcher, Maggie Vieter and Angela Richards. the wigs were all doen by Denis at Vidal Sassoon. Jewellery was by Adrien Mann. Date: 1966

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

First cover of London Life magazine

Very first cover of London Life magazine, published on 9th October 1965 with an eye-catching oversized date line and a photograph of sixties supermodel Celia Hammond photographed by Terence Donovan. London Life was a short-lived but impossibly groovy magazine which captured the spirit of swinging sixties London. The original editor was Mark Boxer and art director David Hillman. Managing Editor was David Puttnam

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans